School desk and seat.



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SCHO0L,DE$K AND SEAT. APPLICATION FILEDKMAR. 2,1916.

1,206,781. Patented. Nov, 28,1916.

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W. J. VOEGKS & E. N. DY ER.

SCHOOL DESK AND SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-2,1916.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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JE/L/ ,r 1 by @gi m d 'WILLIAM J". *il't'lldfifi MID EARL N. DYER, F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

ECEQQL DESK 13110 SEAT.

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To allot-ham it may concern Be it known-that We, Wxnmanr J. Voncns and EARL N. D ms, citizens of the United States, rcsidin at Rockford, in the county of Winncbag and *fitate of, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in School Desks and Seats, of which 1 car's sizes b adjustment of the desk top relativol to t c seat in a. novel manner in both vert'cal and horizontal planes.

Another oligect lies in the provision of a school dash and seat that will allow a studcnt entire freedom of action noon enterin 1 b and leaving the seat and to stand directly Hi front of the seat when reciting instead of being required to leave the seat at one side thereof and stand at said side of the seat to recite as is customarily done with desks and seats now in general use.

To this end our invention contemplates the provision of a desk top supported solely at one end frompne side of the seat or chair structure with capacity for swinging from a horizontal operati 'c position to an upright inoperative position so to be entirely removed from the space directly in front of the scat. By supporting the desk top solely from onc side oi the seat, there is no obstruction whatever at the opposite side to impede the foot passage to and from the seat.

Further objects are to provide a school desk and seat siinpie'and improved in construction and combincd in a novel manner to form an independent structure so that will. be apparent as the invention'hecomes better understood lo'" reference to the fol lowing GZ'ZBSQILEQUOH considered in conratification of Letters Patent.

annotation filed March 2, 1916. fierial No. 81,639.

ncction with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is av side view of a school desk and seat embodying our improvements; Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof; Fig. 3 is a side view of the desk and seat looking at thesidc opposite that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. i is a front view of the desk and seat; and F 5 and 6 are detail views in perspective of parts employed in the. mounting of the desk top.

Referring to the drawings, the seat element is embodied preferably in a chair structure, designated in general by refer ence character 7 comprising forward legs 8 and 9 and rear legs 10 and 11 supporting a seat 12 and seat back 13.. As shown in Fig. 3, a number of drawers llare mounted in the space beneath the seat 12 so as to provide suitable compartments for the reception of books, stationery, etc. The front leg 8 fixedly secured to a forwardly projecting extension 15 of the rhairstrlurture so to be set forwardly of the leg 9. is extended above the seat 12 and provides an upright standard upon which the desk top is mounted in a manner described more particularly hereinafter.

While we have shown and described a seat or chair adapted to be constructed of wood, it should be understood that the frame structure of the chair may bcof any suitable design and, if desired. may be formed of o 'ien-work cast metal with provision for a desk top support arranged at one sidc and forwardly of the seat.

A channel shaped supporting member. designated in general by 16. engaging the outer side of the leg 8 so as to be slizlable vertically thereon and held against lateral .displac .nnent, is adjustably secured to the 9 leg by means of bolts 17 -arried by the leg and passing through longitudinal slots 18 in the channel member. so that the latter may be adjusted vertically with respect to the leg 8 and locked in any desired position by tightening the nuts on the bolts. T he supporting memhcr '16 is shaped at its upper end to provide a cross-head 19 having a horizontal shelf or flange 21 and a series of holes 2% through the vertical wall. of the cross-head arranged in a horizontal plane. A block, shown best in Fig. 6 and designated ingc'neral by reference character 23, is shaped to provide opposed vertical portions 24 and 25 joined by a portion 26 so as to fit snugly onto the top and sides of the cross-head and be adjustable horizontally thereon. The block 23 is provided with holes 27 adapted to register with the holes 22 of the cross-headso that bolts 28 may be employed to secure the block fixedly to the cross-head in any of several positions thereon at different distances from the seat. The desk top 29 pivotally secured to the block 23 and supported through its pivotal mountings is movable on its pivot from a horizontal position to an upright position and is adjustable in a horizontal plane toward and away from the seat by adjustment of the blocks 23 on the cross-head. The said pivotal mounting is established by means of a bracket, designated in general by character 31, pivotally secured to the underside of the desk top and provided with ears 32 cooperating with ears 33 integral with the block 23 through which ears the pivot bolt or pintle 34 is passed. 'A depending rib 35 integral with the bracket 31 provides a stop abutting against the top of the block 23 intermediate'the lugs 36 so as to limit movement of the desk top on its pivot in. one di rection, and thus maintain the said top in horizontal or operative position. The desk top may be swung to an upright position on the pivot bolt 34 and is limited in this pivotal movement by the rubber or resihent stop 37 abutting against an outer face of the block 23. It will be noted that the bracket 31 is shaped to carry the desk top in a slightly inclined position.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the desk top is supported wholly through the upright standard structure at one side of the seat so that there is no obstruction beneath the desk top and at the entrance side of the seat to interfere with the students feet, and that-the desk top may be swung to an upright position so as to allow the "student to stand directly in front of the seat and also allow greater freedom of action in moving to and from the seat. It is also obvious that the desk top may be adjusted in a vertical plane by shifting the supporting member 16 with respect to the standard 8 and in a horizontal plane toward and away from the seat by shifting the block 23 on the cross-head.

standard with capacityfor vertical adjustment thereon and having a cross-head at its upper end, a block mounted on said crosshead and adjustable horizontally thereon toward and away from the seat, and a desk top pivotally connected to said blo'ck on a horizontal aXis and adapted to swing thereon to an upright position at one side of the seat and to be adjustable vertically and horizontally relatively thereto through adjustment of said supporting section and block, respectively. l V

2. A school desk and seat comprising a chair seat having at one side thereofa forward projection upon the outet end of which is mounted a vertically adjustable element, means mounted on the upper end of this element and adjustable thereon in a horizontal plane toward and away from the chair seat, and a desk top pivotally mounted on said means on a horizontala iisarranged so that the desk may be swung. on its axis from a horizontal to a vertical position, the desk top being adjustable in a vertical plane by adjustment of said means and element, respectively.

3. A school desk and seat comprising a chair seat, -a vertically adjustable standard mounted on the seat at one side thereof and provided at its upper end with horizontal ways extending substantially parallel with the adjacent side of the seat and provided also with a series of horizontally spaced holes, a block movable on said standard along said ways and having holes registerable with said holes in the standard, bolts adapted to pass through said holesto adjustably secure the block to the standard at any of a plurality of difierent positions of the former on the latter, a desk top pivotally mounted on the block or a horizontal axis so as to be swingable from a horizontal to a vertical position, and means for limiting pivotal movement of the desk top to said horizontal and vertical positions;

WILLIAM J. VOECKS. EARL N. DYER. 

